Here is a fix for conflicting Updates, by MVP TaurArian
How to rename the SoftwareDistribution folder in Vista -
1. Stop the Windows Update service (make sure you are logged on as an
Administrator)
Start button || Control Panel ||System and Maintenance ||Administrative
Tools
Double-click Services
(Provide the Administrator password or confirmation if prompted to do so.)
Right-click the Windows Update service and click Stop.
2. Click Start, type %windir% in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER.
Locate and rename the SoftwareDistribution folder.
3. Start the Windows Update service
Start button || Control Panel ||System and Maintenance ||Administrative
Tools
Double-click Services
(Provide the Administrator password or confirmation if prompted to do so.)
Right-click the Windows Update service and click Start.
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Mark L. Ferguson MS-MVP
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"Mary Ann" <MaryAnn@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I just checked the coomunity page and found the question regarding the
> verbage installing update but don't know how to find the answer. The
> last 2
> evenings when I shut down my PC it states " do not power off or unplug
> your
> machine - installing update 1 of 15" and does nothing. The next day I
> unplug and start the system again. It is annoying. What do I do?
>
> Thank you
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> MA
> Mary Ann Southern - georgema6@xxxxxx